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| Have you used the turntable? I have been trying to build a turntable base for my digital camera (for panoramic shots) but have been having a hard time trying to get a stable base that rotates smoothly on a single shaft. cheers, rob cairns (...) -- (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: B-Wing from X-Wing parts
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| (...) Um hmm. Some folks call it a wing blade. I call it a Kaiser blade. Um hmm. Definitely looks good. In fact, it looks good enough that the instructions should have included the B-wing as an alternate model. Not to often are alternate models (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Naboo Fighter
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| I don't know if anybody has seen this or not yet, but here it is. The first of the new Episode I models, the Naboo Fighter (URL) Poindexter (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: **lego motors?**
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| (...) Lego's Super Car (8880) comes with a 4-speed gearbox that uses loosely set cogs to engage an axle to an idler gear (I don't know how else to describe it), which means that one can change gears easily at high rpm and not worry about (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 894 pieces? How?
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| The pod race comes with 3 (THREE) pit stop stations. If you figure about 75- 100 pieces each, you can cover 215-300 pieces in them alone. Mike (...) in (...) while (...) (26 years ago, 21-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Star Wars miscategorisation
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| Just a small problem with the database: the themes for 7111 and 7131 are given as ',Episode 1' not 'Star Wars,Episode 1': (URL) they don't appear in the basic Star Wars list. Not major but slightly annoying when you're comparing E1 and Classic (...) (26 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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| | Re: Star Wars in 2000...
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| I would personally like to see a Star Wars idea book with plans for A-Wing, B- Wing, Ties (Interceptor and bomber) and the MF. and maybe even a parts pack that can make up the missing MF pieces, ie. MF = 7101+7xxx+ etc...+MF Parts Pack (Cockpit, (...) (26 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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| Larry, I realize that this has been hashed out before, but I must put this in: The reason that it doesn't work is that you don't know how much you have to spend until the auctions close and whether or not you bought something and drained your bank (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [DISC] Shortcircuit eBay?
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| James, If an auction runs too long, people will lose interest in it. I speak from a sample size of 1 - me. I would chose shorter auctions as opposed to longer ones. I do not represent the entire population, but 1 segment. If the system (eBay's)is (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | What is this from?
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| I just bought a collection and was wondering what set the quarter round (Macaroni) bricks were from. They are dark gray. (Not the light gray!) There are a ton of them. Mike (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Curved walls
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| If you don't mind Gray ones, I think there are 32 in the pod racer set. Mike (...) (26 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: what is the rarest piece
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| I have one that I would have to guess is very rare. I still can't fathom why they made it: 2 clear 2x2 base plates joined with a plastic tether about 4 studs long. These are not plates, but base plates. Anyone know where they came from? I got them (...) (26 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Train Windows service packs
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| Larry, I agree with you that we should drop the nose section, but as for color, you really missed out on an obvious one - GRAY! How else are we to recreate the metroliner? Besides, I need enough AMTRACK cars to simulate real wrecks and derailments. (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Windows service packs
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| John, Light pink? I thought the song was called "Take the A-Train" not "Take the GAY Train" Silver would be nice, yes. I already have a different idea about how to solve that issue, but that is for another time. Mike (...) would (...) ton (...) (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Windows service packs
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| (...) for (...) I would also have to agree. If you want blue that much, I have 4 blue train windows I could trade you. My picks would be: 1. Gray/Black 2. Red/White 3. Blue/Yellow (I don't think it will get that far) Adding the corrugated window and (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Windows service packs
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| (...) I would propose the airplane windows because they can be used where there isn't enough room for a train window, such as the high window in a bathroom stall. Also, I think that to try to get them in a later writing campaign is going to be (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-99, to lugnet.trains)
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